老基今天满40岁了。内容很长，我就翻翻部分就好（主要是队友评论）
This is 40 by Devon Jeffreys
http://www.jasonkidd.com/news/40/2013/03/23
On Saturday night in New York, Jason Kidd will become just the 21st player in
NBA history to play in a game after turning 40 years old, and perhaps no
player at that age has meant more to his team than J-Kidd.
在今晚的比赛，Jason Kidd将成为NBA历史中第21位40岁以上的球员。
Jason celebrates his 40th birthday on Saturday, in the midst of his 19th NBA
season and he remains a key factor for the Knicks, who clinched a playoff spot
with a win over the Raptors on Friday night in Toronto. But for J-Kidd, who
will take the court in a NBA game for the 1,524th time on Saturday, the game
remains the same.
这是他生涯第1524场比赛
"You just play the game," Jason recently told the New York Post. "It doesn’t
matter how many birthdays you have. You just always see yourself playing.
But you know there’s an end. I’ve just been blessed to be able to go this
long."
"每场比赛对我来说都一样。但每件事总会有个尽头，我能打这么久已经是上天的恩赐"
One thing has changed for J-Kidd this season: his role. For the first time
since a midseason trade landed Jason in Phoenix in 1997, he is no longer a
starting lineup staple. He started 48 games for the Knicks this season, but
has come off the bench for each of the last 13 contests, the longest healthy
stretch without a start in his NBA career.
But No. 5 has adjusted well to his new role of leading the second unit and
with his help, that reserve group is producing big numbers to help offset the
major injuries the Knicks have suffered over the last several weeks. That
comes as no surprise to those who have long known J-Kidd.
"You may think by his demeanor he’s just another guy out there," Warriors
coach Mark Jackson told the Post. "He’s a quiet assassin, trying to get the
win by any means necessary."
"他的行为举止会让你觉得他是一个平凡不过的球员。他是一个安静的刺客，他会用尽
一切必要的手段取胜。" - 勇士教头 Mark Jackson
That desire to win above all else is one of the major reasons the Knicks
brought Jason to New York on a three-year contract this summer. Despite
making the playoffs each of the last two seasons, the Knicks have just one
playoff win over the last 11 years and haven't made it out of the first round
since 2000. J-Kidd is expected to help New York take the next step, as he
has in every stop before it.
尼克在过去11年的季后赛只赢了一场，并且在2000年之后都没进过第二轮...
"He's a culture changer, one of the few in the league that can do it,"
current Pistons and ex-Nets coach Lawrence Frank told the Post.
"他是一个能改变球队文化的人，联盟中很少人能做到这点" - 前篮网教头法秃
ndeed, Jason has been changing cultures since his high school days, when he
led St. Joseph's Notre Dame High School in Alameda, California to
back-to-back state championships. Classmates remember J-Kidd fondly and
aren't surprised at his professional success.
Jason Kidd带领他的高中完成州冠军连霸
"He’s the best athlete I’ve ever played with," Joe Nelson, a former major
league pitcher who was a high school basketball and baseball teammate of
Jason said. "He could have been a helluva center fielder in the big leagues."
"他是我合作过最棒的运动员。他如果来打大联盟，也会是一个非常棒的中外野手。"
- 前MLB球员Joe Nelson (Kidd高中队友)
Though he had offers from Kentucky and Kansas, among others, Jason chose
to stay home for college and attend the University of California-Berkeley.
He went on to lead Cal to back-to-back NCAA Tournament appearances, including
a historic upset of two-time defending national champion Duke during his
freshman year, which propelled Cal into the Sweet 16.
他也带领了Cal两度闯进NCAA Tournament.
包含了一场历史性的战役：击败了寻求三度卫冕的Duke蓝魔
而这只是他在NCAA的第一年而已
经典战役：
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BhOgBJ_2ME8
After two years at Cal, J-Kidd entered the NBA and was selected No. 2 overall
by the Dallas Mavericks. He spent two-and-a-half years in Dallas before the
trade to Phoenix, where he immediately helped the Suns on a playoff push.
The Suns made the postseason all five seasons Jason was there, but they
traded him to the New Jersey Nets following the 2000-2001 season and went
on to miss the playoffs for the first time in a decade the next year.
后来Jason Kidd以第二种子加入了小牛。在小牛待了两年半后转队到了太阳。
他立刻帮助太阳进入了季后赛。Kidd在的五年太阳都打进了季后赛。
In New Jersey, J-Kidd had his biggest impact at all, leading the once
hapless Nets to back-to-back appearances in the NBA Finals. Overall, the Nets
won 335 games during Jason's six-and-a-half seasons in New Jersey.
而Jason Kidd造成最大影响的地方自然是纽泽西了。
他带领了篮网两度闯进NBA Finals.在篮网的六年半最后留下了335胜
"It was the best time for the Nets in the history of the franchise. All
those banners the Nets have came during his time," former Nets president
Rod Thorn told the New York Post recently. "I can’t say enough about him
as a player. I can’t say enough about him as a competitor."
"那是篮网最辉煌的时代。头顶上这些旗帜都是Jason Kidd时代打下来的"
"无论是作为一个球员还是竞赛者，我都无法用言语形容他" - 前篮网总裁Thorn
In the middle of Jason's seventh season, with title chances having long
since passed the franchise, the Nets traded J-Kidd to Dallas, where his
career came full circle and he completed his championship journey with a
NBA title in 2011.
Jason Kidd 被交易到小牛队之后，在2011年终于得到了生涯首冠
This offseason, he joined the Knicks because he believed they were closer
now to a title than those Mavericks. Indeed, the Knicks are in the thick
of the playoff race, jockeying for position having already clinched their
spot with nearly a month left to play. Meanwhile Dallas is in danger of
missing the postseason for the first time in a dozen years.
季后，Jason Kidd加入了他认为比小牛更有夺冠机会的尼克队。
Though he's in the midst of his 19th season, his minutes have been reduced
and his numbers aren't what they used to be, J-Kidd remainsa key cog in
New York, a player who teammates believe has a sixth sense for the game
that is unmatched.
尽管已经是第19个球季，他的时间和数据都大幅减少了，但他仍是球队中的重要人物
"There are times he sees something way before it even happens," Knicks
teammate Carmelo Anthony said recently. "I’m coming to him, ‘How the hell
did you just see that two plays before?’ He knows the quality of each
possession."
"有时候他能在事情发生前就先预知了。
我会走向他，说：你他妈的是怎么看穿那两球的？" - 尼克队友卡甜瓜
"I respect him a lot," fellow Knicks point guard Pablo Prigioni said.
He's one of the best point guards in the history of this league, and he's
still playing at a very, very high level. I think he can read the game one
second early before everybody else in this league. So especially for me to
be with him, to be his teammate, I try to learn very small details from his
game every second."
"我很尊敬他，它是联盟中最好的控卫之一。"
"他可以比所有人快一秒钟解读比赛" - 尼克队友Prigioni
Many try to distinguish the NBA game and overthink what it takes to succeed
at that level, but for J-Kidd the game is still what it was when he was an
adolescent hooper, playing on the Oakland playground as a middle schooler
with high schoolers like NBA legend Gary Payton.
"When you’re on the playground, you want to win. You learn really quickly
who your scorers are and who the best player is on the court, and you want
to give him the ball," Jason said. "That’s where that started, in
understanding that if you want to stay on the court, you get it to your best
player."
"当你在场上，你必须知道谁是你最好的球员。然后把球交给他"
Along the way, J-Kidd has observed those rules to the tune of 12,054 assists,
second most in NBA history. He also ranks second in steals (2,663) and third
in three-pointers made (1,973), illustrating the longevity and diversity of
his game.
12054助攻 - 史上第二
2663 抄截 - 史上第二
1973 三分命中 - 史上第三
8660 篮板 - 史上第五十一，现役第八(我自己加的XD)
It's that natural talent, the "greatness," as Payton called it, that has made
Jason a sure-bet Hall-of-Famer and that makes the Knicks a threat to contend
for a title as long as he's around.
这就是天赋。
天赋造就了Jason Kidd成为准名人堂球星，也让尼克成为了一只能挑战冠军杯的队伍。